June 5 (Reuters) - Sika sees growth

opportunities in China's renovation market and infrastructure

construction in the U.S., the Swiss construction chemicals

manufacturer's CEO Thomas Hasler said in an interview with

Finanz und Wirtschaft published on Friday.

* Sika has further fragmented its business in China to adapt

to the local market, which is not uniform, Hasler said.

* Sika has re-calibrated its business model there,

originally very heavily focused on new-build projects, to also

focus on the renovation business, especially in already almost

saturated markets such as Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou.

* It sees sustained growth in its automotive business in

China, despite the withdrawal of subsidies for EVs.

* Sika sees growth opportunities in U.S. infrastructure

construction, which is largely unaffected by President Donald

Trump's aversion to renewables, Hasler added.

* Sika is expanding market share in the construction of

traditional infrastructure such as roads or bridges there, while

seeing a slump in the commercial construction sector, where

reshoring was a significant growth driver until the tariff

escalation.

* Hasler deemed data centres "a definite growth driver" as

operators want the most secure buildings to avoid disruptions to

operations.

* He said the company's data centres pipeline is full as the

sector is booming in Europe and Asia too.

* Sika senses hope for improvement among its customers in

markets such as Germany and France due to rising figures for

building permits, despite ongoing weakness.

(Writing by Linda Pasquini; Editing by Alexander Smith)